Zenath - The Beginning [PvP & PvE]

[Friya 86]

This patch introduces PMKs as well as Kingdom Cores for all kingdoms.

Zenath’s Kingdom System

A Kingdom Core represents the right to one set of ruler titles and accompanying offices. If you acquire a kingdom core and you manage to hold on to it for 14 days then you can choose to found a new kingdom (PMK) or you can have the Cobra/Lady/Stone spawned (provided there is no current ruler for that kingdom). A kingdom can only hold one set of these titles at the same time.


The Basics

• There can be at most 4 Kingdom Cores in the world at any point.
• Initially, these Kingdom Cores are distributed to the default kingdoms (Freedom Isles being the fourth).
• All Kingdom Cores can be tracked in and out of game. [1]
• Kingdom Cores returned to the common pool can be purchased through a 2-day auction.[2]

Owning and storing a Kingdom Core

• The Kingdom Core is an immovable but loadable item that is required to be kept on the token tile of your designated deed.[3]
• Should the Kingdom Core be lost (through a raid, traitors/spies/thieves, does not matter) you have 14 days to reclaim it before losing ownership.
• You are allowed to change the home deed of a Kingdom Core once every thirty days.[4]

Stealing a Kingdom Core

• Anyone out to steal a Kingdom Core needs to follow the same storage rules as the owner during the 14 days wait. If it is not properly stored[5], they lose the right to the Kingdom Core and it will be returned to the original owner.
• If you steal a Kingdom Core and manage to hold on to it for the 14 days, you will be granted the right to found a PMK or spawn one of the default kingdom electors [6]. If you choose not to, you will forfeit the Kingdom Core, placing it in the pool to be purchased.

Consequences of losing a Kingdom Core

• If you are a PMK and lost the Kingdom Core and have been unable to get it back during the 14 day reclaim period, GM’s will force disband all deeds that are part of the PMK. [7]
• Unlike a PMK, default kingdoms (HOTS/JK/MR) will NOT be disbanded if their Kingdom Core is stolen. Instead, they will only lose rulership and title rights. They will still remain a kingdom.
• If your lost Kingdom Core have been returned to the common pool (no one else wanted it) then you are allowed to participate in the auction for it, getting a short time extension before any action to rulership is taken.

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Notes:
As some parts of this is going to be managed through GM interaction, small reasonable concessions can be made because of real life getting in the way. If this is abused, the penalties will likely hurt, but is decided on a case by case basis. The things requiring GM interaction may also have a slight delay if real life gets in the way, so we ask for your patience there.

[1] In game tracking will be hard to miss due to the red beam following Kingdom Cores around. Out of game tracking can be found here: http://zenath.net/kingdoms/index.php
[2] Public bids on Zenath forums, you can be an anonymous bidder but if you are, you must disclose your identity to a GM before placing a bid.
[3] Not storing the Kingdom Core properly will cause you to forfeit your right to that Kingdom Core (within reason).
[4] A GM must be online and present during this interaction. A ticket should be created or it could result in the Kingdom Core being left on the previous deed until a GM moves it. You have the choice to move it yourself and after 14 days, it will become the home deed, if you do this, beware that if someone steal it at the new home on the 13th day, they would only have to defend it for one more day to “win it”.
[5] Moving the core from A to B is okay, but during the 14 day period it must have been stored on a deed token. Whether this is determined to be the case or not is at GM’s discretion.
[6] Lady of the Lake for Jenn-Kellon, Cobra King for Horde of the Summoned or Stone of the Sword for Mol Rehan. The elector will then make whomever talks to it first the ruler of the kingdom.
[7] We will try and do this when someone is online from the "victim" PMK so they have the chance to re-deed. Your deeds are free to leave the PMK during the 14 day reclaim period to avoid the forced disband of individual deeds. If another Kingdom Core is available in the common pool, you are allowed to purchase it to replace the lost one.

Edited March 26, 2017 by Friya

[Friya 86]

Yep, I did it. Double post. So, eh, let's do something with this post...

 

Essentially, kingdom cores are introduced to keep the number of titles on the server at a maximum, preventing one-man kingdoms while providing fluidity to power shifts (inactive kingdoms are easier to steal from than active).

 

But of course, it also opens up a whole heap of possibly fun and annoying options.

 

Public tracking of cores in the game can be found here (two cores were "stolen" right at introduction): http://zenath.net/kingdoms/index.php

Edited March 26, 2017 by Friya

[Cuddles 261]

Best server there is  =)

[Cuddles 261]

New map launching this weekend

http://zenath.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=190

 

Edited April 26, 2017 by Cuddles

[Trake 360]

So, this server just vanished two days ago. I assume Zenath is finished?

[JayGriff 2]

Hey Trake, we have been bad about keeping this thread up to date, most of our communication is done through our discord. 

The server was hit by the WannaCry virus friday afternoon. Since then we have been working to restore our latest, non-encryped backups. The server should be up soon. 

You can join our discord to read up on the full story and get all the updates. https://discord.gg/gU3k8h2

[Trake 360]

NSA and their bad habits of hoarding 0days.

Thanks for the update.

[Aesop 3]

Glad to see this server is still up and running. 

Great community. 

Make Zenath great again! 

[Trake 360]

I've been playing on Zenath - still a great server. Would love to see more faces and old faces that got upset about 2 days of work.